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<br />\.._,.. <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />....1,,;4IJ1 <br /> <br />IV. DILLER OR CHAMBERLAIN STORE; 726 Main Street (Presently Quong Lee Laundry) <br /> <br />This brick building was built ~n 1859 by John V. Diller who operated a general <br />store and purchased in 1876 by P.P. Chamberlain who conducted a store and <br />Wells Fargo & Co. Express Agency for many years at this location. Because <br />this building was superior in construction to the first San Mateo County <br />Courthouse and as Chamberlain was County Treasurer for many years, County <br />funds were kept in two large safes here. During World War I, the building <br />was used for aviation classes associated with the pilot training activities <br />at the Redwood City Airport. The architecture is Provincial Greek Revival, <br />much like the period commercial buildings of the Mother Lode. The original <br />iron shutters remain on the rear windows. The Diller or Chamberlain Store <br />is the oldest commercial building still standing in Redwood City and is one of <br />the few early buildings that marks the location of Redwood City's old waterfront. <br />It dates from the days when Redwood City's primary commercial street was Main <br />Street. The store carried a wide variety of articles, stocking everything <br />from pins to waterpipes. It was the social center of town. <br /> <br /> <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />6 <br />